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Devil in a Bar Fight

from Garden Over Embers by Johanna Wacker

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Chance never wanted to raise a child
Meeting women in the dungeon was more his style
He stopped stealing tractor trailers
Took his cheap suit to the tailor
And cried out to the heavens, I’m not a failure

Chance found a night job slinging drinks
He’d splash his reddened face in the kitchen sink
How could he resist temptation?
Part-time barman, full-time patron
Doused his suit with rum as a libation

Chance taught pretty girls how to play pool
Every now and then when he remembered the rules
Left the bar floor caked in sin
Whiskey knocked beer out of the ring
His cigarette said vows to the morning drink

He said,
I’m not cut out to be here every minute
I don’t wanna leave this world
But I don’t wanna be fully in it
And if I die by chance so will my plight
When I was cruising dry
I lost to the devil in a bar fight
I lost to the devil in a bar fight

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from Garden Over Embers, released March 3, 2024
Written by Johanna Wacker
Produced by Mike Davidson

Banjo, guitar, vocals - Johanna Wacker

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Johanna Wacker Boston, Massachusetts

Johanna Wacker is a singer-songwriter and roots musician from Queens, NY, though much of her family comes from the mountains of Virginia. Johanna’s music incorporates traditional influences from Appalachian old-time, bluegrass, classic country, blues, and the American folk revival. Her primary instruments are banjo and guitar, but she also plays fiddle, mandolin, and mountain dulcimer. ... more

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